Thursday, December 30, 2010

Log Tracing for Diagnostic Trace Configuration in IBM RAD Admin Console

What is Log Tracing?

Tracing is a specialized use of logging to record information about a program's execution. This information is typically used by programmers for debugging purposes, and additionally, depending on the type and detail of information contained in a trace log, by experienced system administrators or technical support personnel and software monitoring tools to diagnose common problems with software. Tracing is a cross-cutting concern.

Ref: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tracing_(software)

In IBM RAD we can easily do the Troubleshooting by Configuring  Logging and Tracing as per our Application Server Requirements.

In IBM RAD we can easily Configure the below Logging and Tracing:

Diagnostic Trace

JVM Logs

Process Logs

and IBM Service Logs

In this Post we discussed how One can Configure the Logging and Tracing for Diagnostic Trace in IBM RAD Admin Console.

Prerequisite :

 

1. One should have already created the WebSphere Application Server v6.1 @localhost in IBM RAD 7.5

2. Server Should be in Started Mode. and Open/Start the Admin Console.

Step1: Open/Start Admin Console

             Go to Troubleshooting->Logs and Trace as show in the Screen below:

admin-console-log-tracing-rad

Step2: Check the server details as shown in the Screen above and click on server1

                One Should get the below Screen:

admin-console-log-tracing-rad-type

Step3: Click on Diagnostic Trace, One should the the Configuration Page as shown below:

              Set the Configuration as Per Your App Server requirement.

admin-console-log-tracing-rad-configuration

Step4: Click Apply and OK.

admin-console-log-tracing-rad-configuration1

Step5: Save the Settings.

admin-console-log-tracing-rad-save

One can  Configure Diagnostic Tracing under Logging and Tracing in Admin Console for WebSphere Application Server v6.1 at Localhost with the help of same steps in all the other versions of IBM RAD i.e. RAD 6.0,RAD 7.0 and RAD 8.0.

Friday, December 17, 2010

How to Start/Open Admin Console for WebSphere Application Server v6.1 at Localhost In IBM RAD

What is Admin Console in  IBM RAD?

Admin Console in IBM RAD is an Environment or simply say a portal where one can Deploy his/her EAR s,WARs,JARs ,Configure the Application Server level settings, Configure Data Source with Appropriate Providers and Connections,Configure Different Env.,Security Settings,WebService settings,Set Logging Mechanism and different Users Group for their WEB Application.

In this Post We shall learn how to Start Admin Console in IBM RAD for doing all these Settings and Configurations mentioned above for One Web Applications.

There are Two way to Start/Open Your Admin Console in IBM RAD

1. Through right click on Started Server in RAD Portal.

2. Through URL having Admin Port as 9060 Localhost  in any Browser.

Here we shall go for the 1st Option for RAD7.5.

Prerequisite :

1. One should have already created the WebSphere Application Server v6.1 @localhost in IBM RAD 7.5

2. Server Should be in Started Mode.

 

Step1: Right Click on the Started Server as Shown in the Screen below:

 

              One Window will be Pop-Up,

               Go to Administration->Run Administrative Console and Click.

 

adminconsole-rad

Step2: Admin Console Portal will open for you as Shown in the screen below:

adminconsole-rad-ibm

One can  Start/Open Admin Console for WebSphere Application Server v6.1 at Localhost with the help of same steps in all the other versions of IBM RAD i.e. RAD 6.0,RAD 7.0 and RAD 8.0.

Saturday, December 4, 2010

XSLT Debug Port Settings for WebSphere Application Server In IBM RAD

What is XSLT?

XSLT Stands for Extensible Style Language Transformation, This language is used in XSL style sheets to transform XML documents into other XML documents.

 

We can set XSLT Debug Port Range as per our Application Server’s Requirement in IBM RAD 7.5.

 

In this Post we are going to discuss about XSLT Debug Settings for WebSphere Application Server v6.1 @ localhost in IBM RAD 7.5.

 

Prerequisite: IBM RAD 7.5 installed in his/her machine.

 

Step1: Open IBM RAD 7.5 ,You will able to get Window tab as shown in the screen shot below: Go to Window->Preferences, One Window will Pop-Up.

 

WebSphere-App-Server-Profile-Rad

 Step2: Go to Run/Debug –>XSLT Debug as shown in the Screen below:

                 One can set the Debug port range Start and End and Click on Apply button.

xslt-debug-ibm-rad

The XSLT Debug Port range  Setting for WebSphere Application Server v6.0 at Localhost is same as mentioned above in IBM RAD 6.0, RAD 7.0 and RAD 8.0.